World champion Max Verstappen on Sunday described his punishment for swearing as "silly" and threatened the row could hasten his exit from Formula One.
McLaren's Lando Norris beat Red Bull's Max Verstappen to pole position Saturday for the Singapore Grand Prix in a dramatic qualifying session red-flagged when Carlos Sainz crashed.
The FIA emphasised that public statements from World Championship participants must adhere to generally accepted standards, as drivers serve as role models both on and off the track.
Max Verstappen declared "the fight is not over" as Red Bull head to Singapore this week having been knocked off the top of the constructors' world championship for the first time in two-and-a-half years.
Briton Norris is 62 points behind three-time champion Verstappen of Red Bull with eight Grand Prix races left this year, plus three sprint races.
Verstappen finished a disappointing P6 at the Italian Grand Prix.
Newey-designed cars have won 25 F1 titles over a glittering career.
McLaren driver Lando Norris, Max Verstappen's closest rival for the world title, was 0.241sec off the pace in third.
Lando Norris claimed his second career chequered flag after winning in Miami in May, closing Max Verstappen's lead over him in the world championship to 70 points.
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Verstappen will be taking a ten-place grid penalty after changing engine components.
Max Verstappen, who faces a 10-place grid penalty for Sunday's race, topped the times for Red Bull ahead of McLaren's Oscar Piastri in opening free practice at Belgian Grand Prix.
Verstappen endured one of his worse races of 2024, finishing P5 after a collision with age-old foe Lewis Hamilton.
McLaren's Lando Norris outpaced world champion Max Verstappen of Red Bull to top the times in Friday's second free practice session
Piastri took advantage of Verstappen's overtake on Norris to pip his teammate to P2.
Lando Norris believes he has the car and the confidence to put together a winning sequence himself.
This is Norris' first pole position of the 2024 Formula 1 season.
Max Verstappen called for sharper work and a faster car from his Red Bull team on Saturday after qualifying second behind Mercedes' George Russell for the Canadian Grand Prix.